Stroke then pregnant, #1

One year after my stroke, I found out I was pregnant! I wasn't supposed to have kids. At the time, I was married almost 9 years and was happy being a fur-mama. We had an English Mastiff named Romulus, he was my baby. When I found out I was pregnant, I was in disbelief! At first, I thought my stroke was messing with me, so I decided to take a pregnancy test. IT WAS POSITIVE!

PregnancyKatie BurkeJuly 4, 2019stroke female, PregnancyComment

Baby & Me ALONE

When you have a stroke, or at least in my situation, and my husband out of town, it magnifies my deficits. I've come to accept my stroke and determined not let it get the best of me (you know, fake it till you make it even if you never do), but raising a baby/toddler by yourself is HARD! It doesn't matter if its a day or days by yourself, it's tough.

Pregnancy, StrokeKatie BurkeJune 6, 2019stroke, stroke female, Pregnancy, Baby

Eff my stroke

No matter what, I never let my stroke get the best of me. See right after brain surgery, I was determined to write. My mom has a copy of what I wrote (scribble) on her fridge. I again was determined to do whatever I possibly could to get better.

Stroke Survivor: Female, 23 / Caregiver: Male, Boyfriend

Stroke StoryKatie BurkeDecember 4, 2017stroke female, stroke, No tPA, Right side brain, left side paralysis, hypersensitivityComment

Stroke Survivor: Female, 30 / Caregiver: Male 33

Stroke StoryKatie BurkeOctober 1, 2017stroke female, ischemic, no tPA, cerebellum stroke, cryptogenic strokeComment

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